The Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist) (, PCC(M–L)) was a Colombian anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party that splintered from the main

Colombian Communist Party The Colombian Communist Party (, PCC) is a legal communist party in Colombia. It was founded in 1930 as the Communist Party of Colombia, at which point it was the Colombian section of the Comintern. The party is led by Jaime Caycedo and publi ...

(PCC) around 1965. The armed wing of the PCC(M–L) was the

Popular Liberation Army The Popular Liberation Army (, ''EPL'') is a Colombian anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group created in 1967. Most of its former members demobilized in 1991, forming the Esperanza, Paz y Libertad ( Hope, Peace, and Liberty) part ...

(EPL), whose dissidents continue to be active separate from the party.

Ideology

PCC(M–L) was originally of

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orientation, breaking off from the PCC in 1965 over disagreement on support for the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

, recognized as it's official sister party in Colombia. Later, after the

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, it adopted a pro-

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stance, moving it towards

Hoxhaism Hoxhaism ( , ) is a variant of Marxism–Leninism developed in the late 1970s as a result of a schism in the anti-revisionist movement, namely between the Chinese Communist Party and the Party of Labour of Albania. The ideological dispute be ...

Reorganization

In 1991, peace talks dubbed the Tlaxcala and Caracas dialogues led to a partial demobilization of EPL fighters and the reorganization of the CPC(M-L) into the political party - Hope, Peace, and Liberty (ESPALI), now Democratic Hope. Internationally, it is affiliated with the

International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle) The International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (; abbreviations: ICMLPO or CIPOML) is an international organization of Anti-revisionism (Marxism–Leninism), anti-revisionist Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninis ...

References

1965 establishments in Colombia Anti-revisionist organizations Communist militant groups Communist parties in Colombia Far-left politics in Colombia Hoxhaist parties International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle) Political parties established in 1965 {{CP-stub